Fear (G11-12)

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  1. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  2. alarm
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  3. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  4. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  5. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  6. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  7. bugbear
    an object of dread or apprehension
  8. collywobbles
    severe stomach pain or queasiness
  9. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  10. cower
    show submission or fear
  11. creep
    show submission or fear
  12. creeps
    a feeling of fear and revulsion
  13. cringe
    show submission or fear
  14. discomposure
    anxious embarrassment
  15. dismay
    fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  16. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  17. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  18. distress
    psychological suffering
  19. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  20. fearfulness
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  21. flinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  22. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  23. fright
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  24. funk
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  25. heebie-jeebies
    extreme nervousness
  26. horror
    intense and profound fear
  27. inquietude
    a feeling of anxiety, uneasiness, or restlessness
  28. jitteriness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  29. jitters
    extreme nervousness
  30. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  31. nerves
    an uneasy psychological state
  32. nightmare
    a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
  33. panic
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  34. perturbation
    an unhappy and worried mental state
  35. phobia
    an anxiety disorder characterized by irrational fear
  36. quail
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  37. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  38. recoil
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  39. scruple
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  40. shake
    move or cause to move back and forth
  41. shrink
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  42. squinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  43. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  44. timidity
    fear of the unknown or fear of making decisions
  45. tremble
    a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
  46. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  47. unease
    the trait of seeming ill at ease
  48. unrest
    a feeling of restless agitation
  49. willies
    feelings of uneasiness
  50. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  51. worriment
    a difficulty that causes anxiety
  52. worry
    a strong feeling of anxiety
Created on Wed Mar 20 11:54:23 EDT 2024

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